Danni Bradford

I'm an Artist, Gilder and Surface designer, working from my own contemporary gilding studio based in North Devon on the Exmoor coast.

...Man has been gilding objects for over 4000 years. The Egyptians and ancient Greeks used gold leaf to adorn precious objects as a symbol of immortality, and the Romans used extensive ornamental gilding within their palaces and temples.

Gilding is a timeless and classical art and one which holds so many possibilities. When I first began gilding I started an extraordinary journey of discovery - one that thrills and excites me, and compels me to push my own boundaries as both an Artist and an Artisan.

Every texture, line and surface is accentuated when laid with the delicate metal leaf. Smooth glass surfaces transform water gilded leaf to a mirror like finish, and natural objects are somehow bought to life with a delicate luminosity .

I love the challenge and the complexity of gilding. Some of the processes I use to achieve my finishes are age old techniques, and many are born from continuous experimentation and ideas in the studio.

My studio is also my sancturay, a place to reflect as well as to create.

My inspiration comes from the constantly changing colours and the landscapes s...

BA (hon's) Fine Art/Illustration and Art History
3 years as Gilder and Conservator specialising in Verre Eglomise for a prestigious British glass company

North Devon Art Exhibition 2016
Burton Gallery and museum open exhibition 2015
‘Hinterland’ Cornwall 2015
‘Cruel and curious Sea’ Cornwall 2014/15
‘Sea’ (solo exhibition) Boscastle gallery, Cornwall 2014
The surface design show London 2013/14/15